Types of Care

PACEAPP is a 100% parental choice program. Families can choose from the following three types of child care:

• Licensed Center-Based Care
• Licensed Family Child Care Homes
• Exempt from License Care (relative and non-relative care givers)

Licensed Center-Based Care
Child care centers offer care and education to children on a part-time or full-time basis. Child care center staff must have completed at least 24 college units in child care. The state of California, through the Department of Social Services (DSS), regulates child care centers. DSS has licensing requirements for centers and performs site visits at each center. Licensing requirements are designed to promote health and safety and to encourage providers to develop the best child care setting for children, including first aid training. PACEAPP also requires centers to have proof of liability insurance:

• small and larger group settings which accommodate developmentally appropriate activities
• usually offer greater opportunity for both indoor and outdoor activities
• usually are geared toward activities which enhance school readiness

Licensed Family Child Care Homes
A family child care home is also licensed and regulated through the DSS under slightly different guidelines than child care centers. All family child care providers must have first aid, CPR, and health and safety training. PACEAPP also requires licensed family child care homes to have proof of liability insurance. Family child care homes offer a home-like setting that allows the provider to offer children individual attention. Family child care homes may also have more flexible hours for families who work non-traditional schedules.

Exempt from License Care
There are two types of exempt from license care givers:

• Relative Exempt from License Care:

A relative care giver is a child's aunt, uncle, or grandparent. Providers cannot live in the same household as the child if the provider expects PACEAPP to provide reimbursement for child care services. The state of California Licensing Board requires that relative care givers limit the number of children that they provide care for in their home. The children in care must all be from the same family.

• Non-Relative Exempt from License Care:

A non-relative provider is a neighbor, friend, or a more distant relative such as a cousin. A child's siblings who are 18-years-of-age or older and live outside of the parents' home must follow the non-relative exempt from-license guidelines. Non-relative providers must clear the required TrustLine Registry background investigation. The state of California Licensing Board requires that non-relative providers limit the number of children they provide care for in their home. The children in care must also be from the same family.

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